Technology

Automated earthworks: Topcon’s machine control and automation technology has been used to support major road improvement earthworks on the A14. When embarking on a major road project – the Highways England A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme – the A14 Integrated Delivery Team (A14 IDT – a joint venture comprising …

Plant tracking specialist AMI Group has enhanced the company’s range of plant tracking and asset management solutions to meet customer demand – from upgrading the company’s VT tracking devices with Bluetooth connectivity to enhancing the AMI app which enables customers to rapidly locate and manage plant machinery whilst on the …

Topcon Positioning GB and Ireland has helped Combined Soil Stabilisation Ltd increase the accuracy of earthworks processes on a major road project in East Anglia. The team used Topcon’s technology when preparing surfaces across the site before Tarmac was laid on the carriageway. The project will see the development of …

Thursday 5th July,  DUNGANNON, NORTHERN IRELAND – The spotlight was firmly on Terex Washing Systems (TWS) at the recent Hillhead Show, Buxton, UK, with two new products on display—the impressive AggWash™ 300, a screening, scrubbing, sizing and sand recovery for recyclable aggregates, all on one modular chassis, and Terex AquaClear™, …

Wire cutting machine achieving dimensional stone production speed of up to 45 m/s The Epiroc SpeedCut 100 prioritises production speed and safety, it can be seen on the Epiroc stand M3. The unique wire tensioning system makes it possible to combine the high cutting speed with low wire consumption by …

With the technological advances in vehicle safety systems and the demands of an increasingly connected world, Brigade Electronics Group Plc has appointed Rachel Hutson as Group IT and Communications Director to support the company’s rapid growth. Rachel is the company’s first IT Director which shows the requirements for greater digital …

KomVision is the name given by Komatsu to its new ‘surround view’ visibility system now being fitted as a standard safety feature on all excavators. KomVision is said by Komatsu to be ‘a visual aid’ that goes beyond safety regulations. It complies with the provisions of ISO5006:2017 – the new visibility testing …

Brigade Electronics returns to Hillhead this year with a range of robust vehicle safety devices including Backsense®, the most affordable radar on the market and NEW Backsense® Network-radar designed for OEM’s. Brigade’s Backsense® emits a continuous wave radar which is faster than competitor pulsed radar products. The sensor system (BS-8000) …

Miller UK is inviting visitors to explore their facilities with a full 360o interactive experience on their new website.  For the first time Miller has opened up the doors of its UK bucket manufacturing facility in Northumberland, allowing visitors the opportunity to view their bucket making process from start to …

  Found abandoned is an old 1950s Thwaits Single Cylinder Petter Diesel Engine Dumper which I couldn’t just leave there. I had to take it away, fix it up and give it a new lease of life. Now it runs about the field and makes itself useful.   Only some …